On October 19, 2007, 19-year-old Ashley Smith was found unconscious in her segregation cell at the Grand Valley Institution for Women and died later that day. The official cause of death was self-initiated asphyxiation (suicide). However, a Correctional Service of Canada report concluded that her death was accidental and the result of a desperate attempt for attention and interaction after she had been confined to isolation for many months. Describe some of the details of Smith's incarceration and the issues that were incorrectly dealt with by corrections staff that led to her death.

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The Answer of On October 19, 2007, 19-year-old Ashley Smith was found unconscious in her segregation cell at the Grand Valley Institution for Women and died later that day. The official cause of death was self-initiated asphyxiation (suicide). However, a Correctional Service of Canada report concluded that her death was accidental and the result of a desperate attempt for attention and interaction after she had been confined to isolation for many months. Describe some of the details of Smith's incarceration and the issues that were incorrectly dealt with by corrections staff that led to her death.

On October 19, 2007, 19-Year-Old Ashley Smith Was Found Unconscious